MURAT ERTÜRK

BIOGRAPHY

Hello. I'm Murat Ertürk,
an assistant professor at Sakarya University and a visual communication designer, based in Turkey.

Received bachelor and master degree at Uludag University, doctor of fine arts at Hacettepe University. I was finalist in number of five international design events. Awarded eight-times, five of which were international. My works were exhibited in different art or design events such as Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee, Trnava Poster Triennial, Ecuador Poster Biennial, International Warsaw Poster Biennial and MadridGráfica. Lectured part time at Uludag University. I'm working currently as an assistant professor at Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Sakarya University.

Also member of Türkçe Tipografi Topluluğu (Turkish Typography Society) and founder of İletişimi Tasarlayanlar (Designers who design communication).

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Postal Address
Sakarya University
Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, 54187 Sakarya/Turkey

EDUCATION

2016 Doctor of Fine Arts
Hacettepe University,
Graphic Design Department, Ankara/Turkey

2011 Master of Arts
Uludag University,
Art Education Department, Bursa/Turkey

2008 Bachelor Degree
Uludag University,
Graphic Design in
Art Education Department,
Bursa/Turkey

2003 Associate Degree
Dokuz Eylul University,
Map and Cadastral Department, Izmir/Turkey

2001 High School
Hurriyet Industry Profession High School, Map and Cadastral Department, Bursa/Turkey

ACCOLADES & AWARDS

2019 Honorable Mention
International Exlibris Competition, Cyprus and Poland

2019 Achievement Award
Sakarya University, Turkey

2018 Silver Award
Ecuador Poster Biennial, Quito/Ecuador

2018 Finalist (Top 100)
MadridGráfica18 International Graphic Design Events, Spain

2017 Finalist (Top 100)
MadridGráfica17 International Graphic Design Events, Spain

2017 Finalist (Top 100)
2nd International Organ Donation Poster Competition, Switzerland

2015 Finalist
International Trnava Poster Triennial, Trnava/Slovak Republic

2013 Finalist (Top 20)
Utilita Manifesta 2012 Design Contest "Energy For All", Finalist in Graphic Design Category, Italy

2012 Excellent Exlibris
2nd Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini-Prints Biennial, China

2011 Honorable Mention
International Rauf Denktaş Exlibris Competition, Cyprus

2011 Second Award
5th International Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms Competition, Digital Category, Gdansk/Poland

2011 First Award
Association of Helping Education Services and Developing Education in Bursa, Logo Competition, Turkey

2009 First Award
4th May Day Poster Competition, Istanbul/Turkey

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

2020 International Exlibris Competition “Spirit”, January 22–March 11, Gallery 36.6, Silesia University, Poland

2018 Ecuador Poster Bienal, November 6–30, Benjamin Carrion Culture House, Quito/Ecuador

2018 12th International Competition for Exlibris Gliwice, October 25–December 31, Municipal Public Library, Gliwice/Poland

2018 MadridGráfica18 International Graphic Design Events, October 1–30, Central de Diseno, Madrid/Spain

2018 9th International Exlibris and Small Graphic Art Competition, September 26–October 31, Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk/Poland

2018 The Seattle Istanbul Poster Show, January 18-March 25, Visual Arts Center at Boise State University, USA

2017 4th Shanghai Biennial of Asia Graphic Design, November 28-December 1, Shanghai Library Exhibition Hall, China

2017 7th Contratalla International Biennial of Exlibris, Tarragona/Spain

2017 XIII International
Ex Libris Competition
“Ex Libris-Ex Libertas”, September 29–October 29, 2017, Lyuben Karavelov Regional Library, Ruse/Bulgaria.

2017 MadridGráfica17 International Graphic Design Events, October 4–31, La Central de Diseño, Madrid/ Spain

2017 2nd International Organ Donation Poster Competition, September 6-9, CICG International Conference Centre of Geneva, Switzerland

2016 The Seattle-Istanbul Poster Show, December 1–30, Marmara University Republic Museum, Turkey

2016 Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee 12, October 4–9, Russia

2016 8th International Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms Competition, September 7– October 28, Gdansk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk/Poland

2016 11th International Graphic Competition for Exlibris Gliwice, June 10–August 10, Municipal Public Library, Gliwice/Poland

2015 International Trnava Poster Triennial, Jan Koniarek Gallery in Trnava/Slovak Republic

2015 First International Festival of School of Art and Design (FISAD) in Accademia Albertina, July 1–26, Turin/Italy

2014 Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee 11, October 7–12, Russia

2014 24th International Poster Biennial Warsaw, June 7–September 14, Poland

2014 35th FISAE International Exlibris Congress, Catalonia

2013 International Invitational Poster Festival, Kutahya/Turkey

2012 International Trnava Poster Triennial, Jan Koniarek Gallery, Trnava/Slovak Republic

2012 7th International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola, The National Institute and Museum, Bitola/Macedonia

2012 2nd Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini-Prints Biennial, China

2012 "Intercultural Dialogue" Exhibition, Turkish House, October 4-19, Berlin

2012 9th International Graphic Competition for Exlibris, Gliwice/Poland

2012 The Mail Art International Exhibition "Exlibris in The 21th Century", National Museum of Unification, Alba/Romania

2012 International Rauf Denktaş Exlibris Competition, Hospital of Near East University, Nicosia/Cyprus

2011 The 5th Shanghai Fu Xian Zhai International Exlibris Invitational Exhibition, Shangai/China

2011 5th International Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms Competition, Gdansk/Poland

2010 12th International Mail Art Exhibition, History Museum of AIUD, The Exhibition "Portrait", Alba/Romania

2009 6th International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola, The National Institute and Museum, Bitola/Macedonia

2008 4th International Contratalla Printmaking Biennial, Tarragona/Spain

2007 9th International Mail Art Exhibition, History Museum of AIUD, The Exhibition "People and Culture", Alba/Romania

PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS

Vernacular As A Design Approach in Visual Communication Design [Turkish]

Journal of Fine Arts
Vol 34, 88–96, 2019.

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New Generation Digital Reading Experience and
Future of E-Book with Erhan Uzumcu [Turkish]

Anadolu University Journal of Art & Design, Vol 8 (2), 196–205, 2018.

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Sign Painter of Sakarya: Enver Yücebalkan [Turkish]

1st International Ahmet Yakupoglu City, Art and Design Symposium, Dumlupınar University, November 19–20, 2018. Kutahya.

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Aesthetic Experience in Visual Communication Design and The Importance of First Attraction [Turkish]

Art & Language Journal of Idil, Vol 7 (41), pp. 55–59,
2018.

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Ethic and Its Education in Visual Communication Design Through The Concept of Responsibility [Turkish]

Journal of Art-e, Vol 10 (20), pp. 730–742, 2017.

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On Education of Typography
in Turkey [Turkish]

Journal of Art Writings, Vol. 30, pp. 93–106, 2014.

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From Graphic Arts to Communication Design: The State of Visual Communication Design Departments [Turkish]

6th International Student Triennial Symposium, Marmara University, June 4–6, 2013, Istanbul.

FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS


33 Posters, 2 Questions, 44 Answers [Turkish]

The book designed by Esen Karol and published by Manifold, contains the posters of Jeff Talks and thoughts on poster.

ISBN 9786058155510
İstanbul, 2018.

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Contemporary International Ex-Libris Artists [English]

The book, published by Artur Mario da Mota Miranda from Portugal, that gathers many international exlibris artists.

Vol. 24, Portugal, 2017.